grab

verb7

1. •
   to close a hand around something with a sudden movement and hold it tightly

   • I grabbed her hand to pull her back from the cliff edge.
2. •
   To make a sudden grasping or clutching motion (at something).

   • The suspect suddenly broke free and grabbed at the policeman's gun.
   • Stop grabbing or I won't give you any cookies.
3. •
   To take the opportunity of.
4. •
   (informal) To quickly collect, retrieve, or take.

   • Come in and grab a seat [i.e. sit down].
5. •
   (informal) To consume something quickly.

   • We'll just grab a sandwich and then we'll be on our way.
   • Is there time to grab a coffee?
6. •
   To grip the attention of; to enthrall or interest.

   • How does that idea grab you?
7. •
   To restrain someone; to arrest.

noun9

1. •
   A sudden snatch at something.

   • The ball popped in and popped out, and when he made a grab for it on the ground he kicked it with his foot. — 1931
2. •
   A mechanical device that grabs or clutches.

   • Almost all modern cranes are electrically operated and a quick-acting type of 30 cwt. capacity is suitable for general cargo, but not powerful enough to operate grabs for discharge of bulk cargoes. — 1945
3. •
   A device for withdrawing drills, etc., from artesian and other wells that are drilled, bored, or driven.
4. •
   A sound bite.
5. •
   An acquisition by violent or unjust means.
6. •
   (slang) The rescue of a person from a burning structure.

   • There have been many rescues made as a result of an aggressive search team who went in without a hoseline to make the grab. — 2022
7. •
   A simple card game.
8. •
   A two- or three-masted vessel used on the Malabar coast.
9. •
   (no longer used) That which is seized.

noun1

1. •
   (Philippines, informal) A taxi ride booked through the Grab app.

   • I will take a Grab back home. ("I will book a taxi ride from Grab to return home.")